diff --git a/simple/s1009/s1009.go b/simple/s1009/s1009.go
index 606c7c65..270215c7 100644
--- a/simple/s1009/s1009.go
+++ b/simple/s1009/s1009.go
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ var Analyzer = SCAnalyzer.Analyzer
 // run checks for the following redundant nil-checks:
 //
 //	if x == nil || len(x) == 0 {}
+//	if x == nil || len(x) < N {} (where N != 0)
+//	if x == nil || len(x) <= N {}
 //	if x != nil && len(x) != 0 {}
 //	if x != nil && len(x) == N {} (where N != 0)
 //	if x != nil && len(x) > N {}
@@ -99,9 +101,6 @@ func run(pass *analysis.Pass) (interface{}, error) {
 		if !ok {
 			return
 		}
-		if eqNil && y.Op != token.EQL { // must be len(xx) *==* 0
-			return
-		}
 		yx, ok := y.X.(*ast.CallExpr)
 		if !ok {
 			return
@@ -122,15 +121,31 @@ func run(pass *analysis.Pass) (interface{}, error) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		if eqNil && !code.IsIntegerLiteral(pass, y.Y, constant.MakeInt64(0)) { // must be len(x) == *0*
+		isConst, isZero := isConstZero(y.Y)
+		if !isConst {
 			return
 		}
 
-		if !eqNil {
-			isConst, isZero := isConstZero(y.Y)
-			if !isConst {
+		if eqNil {
+			switch y.Op {
+			case token.EQL:
+				// avoid false positive for "xx == nil || len(xx) == <non-zero>"
+				if !isZero {
+					return
+				}
+			case token.LEQ:
+				// ok
+			case token.LSS:
+				// avoid false positive for "xx == nil || len(xx) < 0"
+				if isZero {
+					return
+				}
+			default:
 				return
 			}
+		}
+
+		if !eqNil {
 			switch y.Op {
 			case token.EQL:
 				// avoid false positive for "xx != nil && len(xx) == 0"
diff --git a/simple/s1009/testdata/go1.0/CheckRedundantNilCheckWithLen/nil-len.go b/simple/s1009/testdata/go1.0/CheckRedundantNilCheckWithLen/nil-len.go
index b11c088a..5e94a3c7 100644
--- a/simple/s1009/testdata/go1.0/CheckRedundantNilCheckWithLen/nil-len.go
+++ b/simple/s1009/testdata/go1.0/CheckRedundantNilCheckWithLen/nil-len.go
@@ -91,3 +91,44 @@ func issue1527() {
 	if t.pa == nil || len(t.pa) == 0 { // nil check cannot be removed with pointer to an array
 	}
 }
+
+func issue1605() {
+	var s []int
+	var m map[int]int
+	var ch chan int
+
+	if s == nil || len(s) <= 0 { //@ diag(`should omit nil check`)
+	}
+	if m == nil || len(m) <= 0 { //@ diag(`should omit nil check`)
+	}
+	if ch == nil || len(ch) <= 0 { //@ diag(`should omit nil check`)
+	}
+
+	if s == nil || len(s) < 2 { //@ diag(`should omit nil check`)
+	}
+	if m == nil || len(m) < 2 { //@ diag(`should omit nil check`)
+	}
+	if ch == nil || len(ch) < 2 { //@ diag(`should omit nil check`)
+	}
+
+	if s == nil || len(s) <= 2 { //@ diag(`should omit nil check`)
+	}
+	if m == nil || len(m) <= 2 { //@ diag(`should omit nil check`)
+	}
+	if ch == nil || len(ch) <= 2 { //@ diag(`should omit nil check`)
+	}
+
+	if s == nil || len(s) < 0 { // nil check is not redundant here (len(s) < 0 is impossible)
+	}
+	if m == nil || len(m) < 0 { // nil check is not redundant here (len(m) < 0 is impossible)
+	}
+	if ch == nil || len(ch) < 0 { // nil check is not redundant here (len(ch) < 0 is impossible)
+	}
+
+	if s == nil || len(s) > 2 { // nil check is not redundant here
+	}
+	if m == nil || len(m) > 2 { // nil check is not redundant here
+	}
+	if ch == nil || len(ch) > 2 { // nil check is not redundant here
+	}
+}